EV charging industry leader John Miles takes chairman role at MyEnergi

John Miles has been appointed chairman of MyEnergi Ltd. (Image: MyEnergi Ltd)

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Green micro-generation specialist MyEnergi has appointed a senior industry figure as chairman as it continues its rapid growth.

The Grimsby-area renewable energy company has welcomed John Miles to the flagship role.

Formerly a group board member at Arup, the £1.5 billion turnover engineering consultancy giant, he was chairman of Chargemaster prior to the acquisition by BP, and will bring a wealth of technical and business experience to the Binbrook team.

“It’s the right time in our development as a business to bring somebody in with that experience and those contacts in order to help us shape that next part of our journey,” MyEnergi co-founder Jordan Brompton said.

“We are moving from being an early start-up with an exciting product to being a larger company with a clear direction and many sought-after products. We are going places.”

MyEnergi co-founder and commercial director Jordan Brompton with actor and presenter Robert Llewellyn at the launch of the latest Zappi, also pictured. (Image: MyEnergi)

A research professor in Transitional Energy Strategies at the University of Cambridge’s Department of Engineering and a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, Prof

Miles’s interest in the automotive and renewable industry has been an ever present throughout his career. With Arup he was in charge of many high-profile projects including the development of the Halo EV wireless charging system, subsequently sold to Qualcomm, and the management of wholly-owned subsidiary Electric Fleet Integrated Services – owner of a demonstrator fleet of all-electric buses.

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National sales manager, Cris Chapman, said Prof Miles’ appointment truly demonstrates the expansion of the company.

He said: “It’s not just one product, it’s several products that work together to create an ecosystem that is highly sought after. We are trying to grow fast to match the market demand, not just in the UK but internationally too.”